UK facing ‘perilous moment’ as Indian Covid variant spreads

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Uncertainty surrounds England’s 21 June lockdown lifting date with Delta variant now making up 75% of cases

Photograph: Jo Hale/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Jo Hale/Getty ImagesThe UK is facing a “quite perilous moment” as the Delta coronavirus variant, first identified in India, takes over, accounting for three-quarters of cases, with no indication yet if the 21 June lifting of restrictions in England will be put on hold.

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